Skin cleaner



Nov. 29, 1927.

M. CRAWFORD SKIN CLEANER Filed Jan 1927 Patented Nov. 29, 1927.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SKIN CLEANER.

Application filed January 8, 1927." Serial No. 159,922.

This invention relates to skin cleaners and especially to a device which is adapted to remove surplus rouge, cold cream and other cosmetics from the face.

An object of this invention is to provide a device having a blade thereon, which blade is adapted to contact with the face and scrape or shave such excess cosmetics from the face. 7

Another object of this invention is to provide a device which is extremely cheap in its construction, yet durable and is well adapted to perform the services required of it.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and specilically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein Figure 1 is a view showin my device in operation,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of my knife-like cosmetic removing device,

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the'knife-like cosmetic removing device shown in Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of my device showing the same in the position which it assumes when in use,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the lines 55 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 6 is a plan view ofa modification embodying the principles of my invention,

F 7 is a side elevation of the showing in Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the illustration. disclosed in Fig. 6 taken in the direc tion of the arrow.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similz-irreference characters designate similar parts throughout, 1 designates my device as an en irety and comprises a pair of handles 2 and 3, which handles are recessed as at 5 to receive the ends of a blade 4. These ends are preferably threaded as at 6 and the interior of the recess in the handles is similarly threaded whereby the handles may be detached from the knife blade. The knife blade 4 is formed of celluloid, heavy fibrous material, flexible parchment, flexible wood or metal, but I prefer to make the same of celluloid because of its durability and resiliency. The blade 4 is thickened as at 7 and tapers as at 8 to form a knife edge 9, which edge is adapted to contact with the skin of the user to shave or otherwise remove surplus cosmetic material therefrom. The handles 2 are semioylindrieal and have flattened bases 11 and 12 and tapered ends 13 and 14. Suitable ferrules 15 and 16 are adapted to be applied to the juncture between the knife blade and the detachable handles.

In operation my device assumes a position shown in Fig. 4 with the flattened base portions 11 and 12 contacting. The tapered portions 13 and 14 permit ready manipulation of the same. The device is grasped between the thumb and forefinger as shown in Fig.

1 with the knife blade bent into U-shaped position, and the same may be drawn over the face, simulating the act of shaving whereby all surplus material such as cosmetics, oil and grease may be removed from the face. The device may be readily disassembled for cleaning purposes or for re newing the blade. The handles 2 and 3 are adapted to be unscrewed from the knife blade, thuspermitting the same to be washed and replaced.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, I have provided a knife blade 4 thickened as at 7 tapered as at 8 to provide a knife edge 9. One end of the blade 4 is rounded as at 6, while the other end is shaped so as to form a neck portion 5 adapted to fit within the handle 2, and a suitable ferrule 16 may serve to hold the same in position. The device'thus illustrated in the modification is self-evident in its application. The handle 2' is gripped firmly and the knife edge 9 is drawn smoothly and evenly over the face, thereby removing surplus cosmetic material and the like.

It will be understood that various changes in the detail of construction may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A skin cleaner comprising an elongated flexible blade and a pair of handles detachably associated with the ends of said blade, said handles being semi-cylindrical in form and having flattened base portions whereby said base portions may be brought into abutting relation with the blade bent in a U- shaped form.

2. A skin cleaner comprising in combination an elongated blade having a thickened edge and a knife edge, the ends of said blade being threaded, a pair of semi-cylindrical handles having recesses therein adapted-t0 receive the threaded ends of said blade, said handles being adapted to be brought together whereby the same may be gripped by the thumb and forefinger providinga U- shaped bend in the blade whereby cosine-tic material may be removed from the face by scraping the same With the blade in its U- 10 shaped position.

3. A facial skin cleaner comprising a flat to be brought together and held between the thumb and forefinger respectively of the hand-0f the user.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

MAMIE CRAWFORD. 

